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Mid-sized Japanese ISP and telecoms provider J:COM is launching a domestic security package that will rival, at least in part, the U-Consento service we saw from NTT last week in the intelligent-home stakes.
The Peace of Mind service is being offered to J:COM’s existing internet subscribers as an add-on that will allow them to monitor their homes remotely. Using a combination of IP webcams, dedicated company servers and customers’ mobile phones, any designated part of a house can be monitored from afar for unexpected changes.
User-intervention is kept to a minimum by using software to look for anything untoward. If, for example, a camera detects that a door has been opened or a mango juiced, it sends images to the J:COM server, which then alerts the user by phone or normal email.
Although such technologies aren’t new, their inclusion as part of an ISP package could mark their becoming more mainstream than previously.
(Crossposted to Tech.co.uk)
12:13 PM 
J Mark Lytle •
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That’s a very cool security feature, hope they can bring it to the US.
Posted by Deadbolt Lock on 08/02/18 at 07:15 PM -
I am not sure they will make it possible here in Russia unfortunatelly :( Anyway its a great feature!
Posted by Jason on 08/04/11 at 06:44 AM